The Military Ordinariate of Ecuador ( es, Obispado Castrense del Ecuador) is a

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of the

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in Ecuador. It is immediately exempt to the

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and its Roman Congregation for Bishops. it is headquartered Apartado 17-03-758, Av. América 1830 y Mercadillo in

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

, the capital of Ecuador. It provides

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to Catholics serving in the

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and their families.

Statistics

, the ordinariate had 118 missions with 60 priests (50 diocesan, 10 religious) and 10 lay religious (brothers).

History

It was established as

Military vicariate A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation. Until 1986, they were called "military v ...

of Ecuador on 30 March 1983, with the first military vicar appointment on 5 August 1983. It was elevated to

Military ordinariate A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church, of the Latin or an Eastern church, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation. Until 1986, they were called "military v ...

on 21 July 1986, the incumbent accordingly promoted.

Ordinaries

(all

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) http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ecua0.htm GCatholic ;'' Military Vicar of Ecuador'' *

Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (August 10, 1927 – August 27, 2006), was archbishop of Guayaquil for ten years, and the first member of the prelature of Opus Dei in Ecuador. He was also a distinguished lawyer, frequently consulted about Ecuadoria ...

(5 August 1983 – 21 July 1986 ''see below''),

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of (Herceg) Novi (1983.08.05 – 1988.03.25); previously Auxiliary Bishop of

(Ecuador) (1969.05.17 – 1980.06.28?) and Titular Bishop of

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(1969.05.17 – 1980.06.28), next Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1980.06.28 – 1983.08.05) ;''Military Ordinaries of Ecuador'' *

(''see above'' 21 July 1986 – 7 December 1989), also

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(Ecuador) (1988.03.25 – 1989.12.07); next succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (1989.12.07 – retired 2003.05.07), died 2006 *

Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (1 January 1934 – 15 November 2020) was an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Quito from 2003 to 2010. He became a bishop coadjutor in 1972 and served as an auxiliary in Guayaquil, ...

(8 July 1989 – 21 March 2003), Titular Bishop of Pauzera (1989.07.08 – 1998.03.07); previously Titular Bishop of Ausafa (1972.04.20 – 1975.04.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(1972.04.20 – 1975.04.29) and then Bishop of

Azogues Azogues () is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is approximately 40,000. Azogues is located at 2,518 meters above sea level (8,261 feet), its population is of 39,848 inhabitants, its ave ...

(Ecuador) (1975.04.29 – 1989.07.08); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

(2003.03.21 – 2010.09.11), created

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(2010.11.20 010.11.28– ...) * Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda (14 February 2004 – retired 18 June 2014); previously Bishop of

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(Ecuador) (1991.04.11 – 2004.02.14) * Segundo René Coba Galarza (18 June 2014 – 12 December 2019), also Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2014.05.08 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena (2006.06.07 – 2014.06.18) as Auxiliary Bishop of above Quito (2006.06.07 – 2014.06.18); next Bishop of Ibarra (2019.12.12 - ...)

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic - Obispado Castrense del Ecuador with incumbent bio links

(Catholic-Hierarchy) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ecuador, Military Ordinariate Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador Military ordinariates Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christian organizations established in 1983 1983 establishments in Ecuador

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History

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References

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